Rockin' Party Poem by Elsa Bear

we've been drinking for years,
i've been drunk for days.
drowning out teenage angst,
forgetting.
a semi orgy in that park pretty garden,
smoking, shots of Sambuka,
vodka, weed, beer,
awkward conversations (best avoided) ,
music in all rooms,
i join the sticky throng,
that lay on the grass (ignoring the slugs)
skin glistening,
smiles wide and honest,
eyes wild and unfocused.
i take time out for myself,
but there was nowhere to be on my own.
i didn't sleep, i couldn't.
we all stumbled into the sunrise,
blinking rapidly,
smiling sleepily
and we went our separate ways.